Topic on Talk:Power Systems

Expanding the trope

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128.163.237.10 (talkcontribs)

TBeholder had added an interesting example to the page which makes me wonder if it could cover more. I have noticed the trope that I am trying to implement with has been used in Anime and Manga which has taken the blunt of the page. The concept of people with unique powers can be found in such media but sometimes they do not give them details or seems to follow the Differently Powered individuals. The example with Darker Than Black's Contractor but the power are not given a term by the character. This doesn't mean that the trope is exclusive from Differently Powered individuals, there are examples such as Abnormals with Abnormalities and Needless with Fragments. If it does seem to break the example with the Darker than Black example but then could it work if the description is changed in some way? I have noticed other examples such A Certain Magical Index and Tiger and Bunny. The one the resembles the trope I would say is A Certain Magical Index as the Espers in the series have their own special abilities and they even name their powers. There is also another example from Phantom Brave where there are people in the world with a power but they don't seem to have term for them. Examples from the game is Chartreuse Gale that can confine Phantoms to a physical form,Psycho Burgundy which is some form of fire or energy attack, Dark Eboreus that can take life force to gain more power, and then there are others like Cobalt Blues, Viridian Copper,and Heliotrope Blade.

Robkelk (talkcontribs)

I'm still not sure what this trope is supposed to be - the description is worded so oddly that everything you've mentioned might already qualify, or it might not.

This is still in the Trope Workshop, so go ahead and add them in. The worst that can happen is that you get outvoted.

Oh, and since this sort of thing is popping up, could somebody re-write the description to be clearer, please?

Robkelk (talkcontribs)

By my reading of the trope definition as it currently stands, I'd say all of those already qualify.

Kuma (talkcontribs)

Well I will try to make it simple but I am having trouble conveying it in a description. I have notice in most anime and manga where there are characters that have some unique power but they are grouped together in someway and form that ironically make them common. It seems to be in the different forms, such as magic, psychic powers, supernatural martial arts, or some form of unique power to the setting. They often do this in the Shonen demographic and I thought it could be a trope. One the mirror it had a different title called Differently Individualistic Powers and I named it that to compare it to Differently Powered Individual except with powers. The different between the two is how instead of having to called the superpower character a certain name like Mutant, Metahuman, Next, Bang babies, or Esper but with powers like with Quirks, Stands, and Nen. There is however Differetnly Power Individuals who may have powers that goes by a term like Abnormal have Abnormalities, Needless have Fragments, and Psychicers has PSI. Not only do they have powers in each setting but their sources are different. Nen for example is a supernatural martial art that uses one aura to different applications especially when it comes to Hatsu. PSI is psychic powers that comes into three categories and can be used by Psychicers in different ways depending on their affinity and skill in Trance, Rise, and Burst. Quirks are superpowers people are biologically born with and gain when they are born or as they grow up along with usually inherited from both their parents. I couldn't use it as Looneytunes said that it was copying the trope and how I tried to implement it but was logged on to discuss what I was going for until now with this one. For me, I don't know where to begin writing a simpler description or one that is more understandable but I can try. I wouldn't mind some help with the description if there is a confusion with it.